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Overindulged with fond pose, modified (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoon fed

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'overindulged' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes define each other.

'with fond pose modified' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'modified' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fond' put next to 'pose' is 'fondpose'.
'fondpose' anagrammed gives 'SPOON-FED'.

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(Other definitions for spoon fed that I've seen before include "given an easy time" , "not needing to think for himself" , "Given every assistance" , "artificially brought up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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